From: bob@pelicanparts.com on behalf of Bob at Pelican Parts [bob@pelicanparts.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 3:43 PM To: pelicanparts@csi.com Cc: User676452@aol.com Subject: Re: air conditioning I'm not a big fan of R134. It doesn't cool as well as R12 (freon), and is somewhat corrosive. Unless there is some compelling reason otherwise, I'd stay with the R12 system as long as it is maintainable. Hope this helps, Bob at Pelican Parts Wayne at Pelican Parts wrote: > Hi there. I'm not too familiar with the newer A/C systems. I will forward > you to Bob in Tech Support, who might be able to help you out. > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > User676452@aol.com wrote: > > > I own a 1988 Porche 944. About two years ago I had the AC system recharged > > with freon. At the time the gentleman performing the work stated that a new > > freon (134?) would be available and that I should consider having my system > > converted. He mentioned that during the servicing he would be able to detect > > any leaks in my system. Well, two years later my system may be low on freon > > (won't know until I have it checked). Should I have the system changed over? > > What are the drawbacks? Is this a procedure that could be performed with > > one of those change over kits you see in the auto parts store? The kits > > claim to have everything you would need....